MP for Scunthorpe
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
“A centrist Labour MP and party loyalist who has risen through senior whip roles to the post of Vice-Chamberlain of the Household.”
Sir Nicholas Dakin is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Scunthorpe, first elected in 2024. He serves as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (a government whip in the House of Commons) and has held several government and whip roles, including a spell as Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice and as a Government Whip in the Treasury. Since 26 June 2025 he has been a member of the committee scrutinising the 16 to 19 Academies Bill.
He shows 100% party loyalty with no rebel votes and a 36% voting attendance (above his party average of 33%). His record broadly aligns with Labour on welfare, bus regulation, workers’ rights and trade union powers, while he takes mixed positions on transgender rights, immigration and renters’ protections and tends to vote against expanding mental health services.
Declared financial interests include miscellaneous holdings (two entries) and land and property (one entry).
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
15 positions
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
Since Sept 2025
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Since Jun 2025
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Since Jun 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
European Statutory Instruments Committee
Jul 2018 - Nov 2019
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Dec 2017 - Nov 2019
Procedure Committee
Sept 2017 - Nov 2019
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Oct 2016 - Nov 2019
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NOOpposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEVice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
Government role · 16 Sept 2025
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Parliamentary role · 26 Jun 2025
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Parliamentary role · 26 Jun 2025
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
